Butters (1622), Virginia, USA Jan 5, 2009 Sampled at the Second Cellar Reduction. 12 oz bottle. Clear orange pour with wispy white thin head. Honey with a hint of spruce aroma. Flavor is semi-sweet grain, some alcohol, and floral hops. Medium syrupy body with medium carbonation. Piney hop finish. I was very pleasantly suprised with this one. Barrios (852), Nashville, Tennessee, USA Jan 5, 2009 Bottle with Butters at Second Cellar Reduction. Dark yellow with an offwhite head. Smell bisuit and caramel and some hop. Caramel and pine hop flavor. sfhodense (554), Odense NØ, Denmark Jan 2, 2009 Cloudy amber, with an off-white head. Aroma is malty, with some hop (grass, spicy, light citrus), sweet caramel, and slight alcohol. Taste is alcohol, sweet caramel, nice bitterness and lightly hoppy aftertaste. Beerdedone (1873), Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA Dec 31, 2008 Bottle. Pours a light copper color with a small white head. Aroma of sweet malts, honey, grassy and piney hops with some floral notes. Flavor is moderately sweet with caramel malts, honey, light citrus and a hint of grapefruit with a crisp bitter finish. jeff789 (360), Pennsylvania, USA Dec 29, 2008 Pours a slightly hazy copper with a thin but nicely laced head... Aroma of bready malts with a noticeable creaminess aroma similar to that of a creamy double ipa but without the pungent hops... Taste of the same bready malts with a slight sweetness and a few of the subtle hops... Medium/full bodied with a lingering creamy mouthfeel, moderately drinkable... SHANER4 (370), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA Dec 23, 2008 12 oz. bottle - Poured clear copper color with golden edges. Small white head.
Aroma - citrus hops, caramel malt and fresh pine. Great smelling brew.
Flavor - Tastes more like a autumn beer, reminds me of a Oktoberfest beer. Malty and not overly bitter.
Palate - light to medium mouthfeel with decent carbonation. Finish is slightly dry and mildly bitter.
Overall - I liked this beer, thought it was easy to drink and higher ABV is plus. Hansen (2235), Randers, Denmark Dec 23, 2008 Golden colour and clear. Has a white head, mostly lasting. Aroma has notes of citrus, crips, cerials. Flavor starts sweet and finish moderate bitter. Dry texture. fidel (887), Livermore, California, USA Dec 20, 2008 Pours light amber, creamy, caramel, malty, little hoppy, little spice, slight alcohol.
|